Agnes Jones, workhouse nursing pioneer
Agnes Elizabeth Jones (1832-1868) was trained at Florence Nightingale's nursing school at St Thomas Hospital in London. In 1865 she was appointed to superintend an experimental nursing scheme at Liverpool's huge workhouse infirmary. Although she died of typhus fever in 1868, her efforts led to the widespread use of trained nurses in workhouses
Picture No
10424714
Media ID
47524218
Size
3086px x 4086px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
From Memorials of Agnes Elizabeth Jones'
Date
1885
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